Weekly Round-up from @valeofinancial (7-15-11)
This week from the @valeofinancial Twitter feed
U.S. Economy
- The Impact of the Great Recession on the American Consumer Valeo Financial Advisors
- U.S. Trade Deficit Unexpectedly Surges on Oil Bloomberg
- Consumer Price Index: U.S. CPI -0.2% in June, first drop in a year, driven by -4.4% for energy. Core +0.3%. via Moody’s
- Local governments will put budget data online IBJ
QE 3 ???
- FOMC Minutes: Some noted it could be appropriate to provide additional monetary policy accommodation in future. Federal Reserve
Investments
- O Yield, Where Art Thou? Valeo Financial Advisors
- Lumber Prices Rising on Exports 24/7 Wall Street
Global Finance
- The links between U.S. and European banks look like a web made by an insane spider. Planet Money
- Think the Greek to Germany 10 year spread is unusual? Check out this 20 year chart Wall Street Journal
- The yield on 2-year Italian debt is rising quickly The Economist
- Ireland “junked” as Moody’s downgrades Ireland to Ba1 from Baa3 FT Alphaville
U.S. Debt Ceiling
- The five possible debt deals on the table: Washington Post
- Moody’s puts US rating on review for downgrade Reuters
- House to Vote on $2.4 Trillion Debt Increase, Cuts Bloomberg
Financial Planning
- Retirement 3.0 (Redefining retirement post recession). How those 55+ view retirement. SunAmerica Retirement Study